Written by

Sam Amick
USA Today

Had Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving considered the scope of this stage he starred on, his All-Star weekend coming-out party may have never come to pass.

The eyeballs come from all angles and in record numbers in the NBA these days - people in 215 countries watching in 47 languages on televisions and tablets and laptops and the like. Irving, this 20-year-old prodigy who joined incredible company in becoming the seventh player to be an All-Star before his 21st birthday, is now a major player in this game that goes way beyond the game.